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Lionfish fins are not hollow and do not inject venom like a hypodermic needle or the fangs of a snake. The flesh of the lionfish is not poisonous or venomous. Lionfish also have very bony cheeks, but venom is not located there. Lionfish are stalking predators that often corral prey into a corner. They can consume prey that are more than half of their own length and are known to prey on more than 70 marine fish and invertebrate species including yellowtail snapper, Nassau grouper, parrotfish, banded coral shrimp, and cleaner species.
Since the mid-2000s, lionfish reports have increased rapidly. As of 2010, they have even begun to show up in areas where lionfish previously were not found such as along the northern Gulf of Mexico off Pensacola and Apalachicola. Movement of lionfish likely followed currents up the Atlantic Coast, around to the Bahamas and then into the Gulf. Images courtesy of USGS Lionfish have been found in shallow waters and in depths up to 1,000 feet and in temperatures as cold as 48 to 50 degrees. Although they have been found as far north as Rhode Island in the summer, they do not survive the winter there. They can survive low salinities for short periods of time. Impacts. Lionfish are a predatory reef fish.